Seriously. Lippmann loves his sushi and demands only the finest here in New York; so much so that for years he's been compiling a famous excel spreadsheet of the city's fine raw fish-eating establishments.

The best part of his spreadsheet is that Lippman includes minute details about where to sit, who to talk to and his favorite things about the place.

We're not going to bother with the bottom of the list at the moment - we want to revisit the top dogs.

( Note: The list we acquired was last updated in August of 2008 - h/t to @colinjnagy for pointing this out to us)

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First a quick guide to understanding Lippmann's lingo:

Lippmann has codes for what neighborhood each restaurant is in. Here's how it works: